Inter connection Agreement between Distribution Licensees and solar roof top PV

project owner

Net Metering Inter Connection agreement

This Agreement is made and entered into at (location)_______ on this (date)____
day of (month)________(year)___________ between the Consumer, by the name
of_____________________________,Consumer Number_________________________having
premises at(address) ______________________ as first
party.
AND
Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Company registered under the Companies
Act 1956/2013 and functioning as the ”Distribution Licensee” under the Electricity Act
2003 having its Head Office at “Urja Sadan”, Kapodara Char Rasta, Nana Varachha Road,
Surat – 395 006 (hereinafter referred to as DGVCL or Distribution Licensee which
expression shall include its permitted assigns and successors) a Party of the Second Part.

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AND, WHEREAS (name of the
consumer) desires to set-up such Solar photovoltaic Rooftop System of kW
at _____________________________________connected with DGVCL‟s grid at
Voltage level for his/her/its own use within the same premises.

WHEREAS, the Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) through letter dated_
has registered for developing and setting up __kW own Rooftop Solar PV System for
his/her/its own use under Gujarat Solar Power Policy – 2015 at his/her/its premises in
legal possession including rooftop or terrace.

And whereas, the Distribution Licensee agrees to provide grid connectivity to the
Consumer for injection of the electricity generated from his Rooftop Solar PV System of
capacity lilowatts ______(KW) into the power system of Distribution Licensee and as
per conditions of this agreement and in compliance with the applicable Policy / rules/
Regulations/ Codes (as amended from time to time) by the Consumer which includes-
1. Government of Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2015
2. Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply)
Regulations, 2010.
3. Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid)
Regulations, 2007 as amended from time to time
4. Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulation
2006.
5. Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code & Related
Matters) Regulations, 2015,
6. Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission Distribution Code, 2004 and
amendments thereto,
7. Instruction, Directions and Circulars issued by Chief Electrical Inspector from
time to time.
8. CEA (Technical Standards for connectivity of the Distributed Generation)
Regulations, 2013 as amended from time to time.

Both the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Eligibility

1.1 Consumer shall own the Rooftop Solar PV System set up on its own premises or
premises in his legal possession.
1.2 Consumer needs to consume electricity in the same premises where Rooftop Solar
PV System is set up.
1.3 All the times Consumer shall maintain its contract demand / Contract load/
Sanctioned load to the extent that the solar capacity shall remain up to 50% of
the Contract demand/ Contract load/ Sanctioned load excluding residential
category.
1.4 Consumer has to meet the standards and conditions as specified in Gujarat
Electricity Regulatory Commission Regulations and Central Electricity Authority
Regulations and provisions of Government of Gujarat‟s Solar Power Policy 2015 for
being integrated into grid/distribution system.

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2. Technical and Interconnection Requirements

2.1 Consumer agrees that his Rooftop Solar PV System and Net Metering System will
conform to the standards and requirements specified in the Policy,
Regulations and Supply Code as amended from time to time.

2.2 Consumer agrees that he has installed or will install, prior to connection of
Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System to Distribution Licensee‟s distribution
system, an isolation device (both automatic and inbuilt within inverter and
external manual relays) and agrees for the Distribution Licensee to have access
to and operation of this, if required and for repair & maintenance of the
distribution system.

2.3 Consumer agrees that in case of non-availability of grid, Rooftop Solar

Photovoltaic System will disconnect/isolate automatically and his plant will
not inject power into the Licensee‟s distribution system.

2.4 All the equipments connected to the distribution system shall be compliant with
relevant International (IEEE/IEC) or Indian Standards (BIS) and installations
of electrical equipments must comply with Central Electricity Authority
(Measures of Safety and Electricity Supply) Regulations, 2010 as amended from
time to time.

2.5 Consumer agrees that licensee will specify the interface/inter connection
point and metering point.

2.6 Consumer and licensee agree to comply with the relevant CEA Regulations
in respect of operation and maintenance of the plant, drawing and diagrams,
site responsibility schedule, harmonics, synchronization, voltage, frequency,
flicker etc.

2.7 In order to fulfill Distribution Licensee‟s obligation to maintain a safe and

reliable distribution system, Consumer agrees that if it is determined by the
Distribution Licensee that Consumer‟s Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System either
causes damage to and/or produces adverse effects affecting other
consumers or Distribution Licensee‟s assets, Consumer will have to disconnect
Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System immediately from the distribution system
upon direction from the Distribution Licensee and correct the problem to the
satisfaction of distribution licensee at his own expense prior to reconnection.

2.8 The consumer shall be solely responsible for any accident to human
being/animals whatsoever (fatal/non-fatal/departmental/non-departmental)
that may occur due to back feeding from the Rooftop Solar plant when the grid
supply is off if so decided by CEI. The distribution licensee reserves the right to
disconnect the consumer‟s installation at any time in the event of such
exigencies to prevent accident or damage to man and material.

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3. Clearances and Approvals

3.1 The Consumer shall obtain all the necessary statutory approvals and clearances
(environmental and grid connection related) before connecting the photovoltaic
system to the distribution system.

4. Access and Disconnection

4.1 Distribution Licensee shall have access to metering equipment and

disconnecting means of the Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System, both
automatic and manual, at all times.

4.2 In emergency or outage situation, where there is no access to the disconnecting

means, both automatic and manual, such as a switch or breaker, Distribution
Licensee may disconnect service to the premises of the Consumer.

5. Liabilities

5.1 Consumer shall indemnify Distribution Licensee for damages or adverse

effects from his negligence or intentional misconduct in the connection and
operation of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System.

5.2 Distribution Licensee shall not be liable for delivery or realization by the
Consumer of any fiscal or other incentive provided by the Central/State
Government.

5.3 Distribution Licensee may consider the quantum of electricity generation from
the Rooftop Solar PV System owned and operated by (i) Residential and
Government Building, (ii) consumers who are not utilizing „renewable attribute‟
for meeting its RPO or registered under REC Mechanism, (iii) surplus energy
purchased by Distribution Licensees from the Rooftop Solar project which are
not under REC Mechanism under net metering arrangement towards RPO
compliance.

6. Metering:
For Generation meter and consumer meter, Metering arrangement shall be as
per Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters)
Regulations,2006 as amended from time to time.

In case of Residential and Government Buildings, Bi-directional meter shall be

installed of same accuracy class as installed before setting up of Rooftop Solar
PV System.

7. Commercial Settlement
All the commercial settlements under this agreement shall be as
per Government of Gujarat‟s Solar Power Policy 2015 and Order No. 3 of 2015
dated17.08.2015 of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission and any
subsequent orders in this regard. The commercial settlement will be as follows:

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 Residential consumers and Government Building
(i) In case of net import of energy by the consumer from distribution
grid during billing cycle, the energy consumed from Distribution
Licensee shall be billed as per applicable tariff to respective category
of consumers as approved by the Commission from time to time. The
energy generated by Rooftop Solar PV System shall be set off
against units consumed (not against load/demand) and consumer
shall pay demand charges, other charges, penalty etc. as applicable
to other consumers.

(ii) In case of net export of energy by the consumer to distribution grid

during billing cycle, Distribution Licensee shall purchase surplus power,
after giving set off against consumption during the billing period, at
Mutually agreed rate Rs.2.44 per Kwh, over the life of the system i.e.
25 years. Quantum of electricity generated by Rooftop Solar PV system
shall be utilized for meeting RPO of DGVCL. However, fixed / demand
charges, other charges, penalty etc. shall be payable as applicable
to other consumers.

8. Connection Costs

8.1 The Consumer shall bear all costs related to setting up of Rooftop Solar
Photovoltaic System including metering and inter-connection. The
Consumer agrees to pay the actual cost of modifications and upgrades to the
service line, cost of up gradation of transformer to connect photovoltaic
system to the grid in case it is required.

9. Inspection, Test, Calibration and Maintenance prior to connection

Before connecting, Consumer shall complete all inspections and tests finalized
in consultation with the (Name of the Distribution license) and if required
Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) to which his
equipment is connected. Consumer shall make available to DGVCL all
drawings, specifications and test records of the project or generating station as
the case may be.
10. Records:

Each Party shall keep complete and accurate records and all other data
required by each of them for the purposes of proper administration of this
Agreement and the operation of the Rooftop Solar PV System.

11. Dispute Resolution:

11.1 All disputes or differences between the Parties arising out of or in

connection with this Agreement shall be first tried to be settled through
mutual negotiation, promptly, equitably and in good faith.

11.2 In the event that such differences or disputes between the Parties are
not settled through mutual negotiations within sixty (60) days or mutually
extended period, after such dispute arises, then for

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 (a) any dispute in billing pertaining to energy injection and billing
amount, it would be settled by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum
and Electricity Ombudsman.

(b) any other issues pertaining to the Regulations and its interpretation;
it shall be decided by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission
following appropriate prescribed procedure.
12. Termination

12.1The Consumer can terminate agreement at any time by giving Distribution

Licensee 90 days prior notice.

12.2 Distribution Licensee has the right to terminate Agreement with 30 days prior
written notice, if Consumer commits breach of any of the terms of this
Agreement and does not remedy the breach within 30 days of receiving
written notice from Distribution Licensee of the breach.
12.3Consumer shall upon termination of this Agreement, disconnect the Rooftop
Solar Photovoltaic System from Distribution Licensee‟s distribution system
within one week to the satisfaction of Distribution Licensee.
Communication:
The names of the officials and their addresses, for the purpose of any
communication in relation to the matters covered under this Agreement shall
be as under:

In respect of the DGVCL In respect of the Consumer

Additional C.E.(C&R)
Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited,
Corporate Office, Surat

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be

executed by their authorised officers, and copies delivered to each Party, as of the
day and year herein above stated.

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DGVCL FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE

PROJECT OWNER

Authorized Signatory Authorized Signatory

WITNESSES WITNESSES

1. 1.
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2. 2.
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